WasteDiveThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates it is close to 90 percent complete clearing hazardous waste from around 7,000 properties in two California counties that were hit by last month’s wildfires. The EPA, which is only clearing hazardous waste, like paint, batteries, fertilizers, ammunition and pool chemicals, estimates that it will be done clearing Sonoma County and Napa County by the end of November.READ MORE

NAHMMANAHMMA is an established group of hazardous materials management professionals whose purpose is to advance
education, foster communication, encourage policy development, recognize exemplary programs and provide professional
development opportunities. We are dedicated to pollution prevention and reducing the toxicity of municipal waste streams.
This 2018 National Conference is hosted by the Northeast NAHMMA Chapter. Download the application here.READ MORE

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ChemicalWatchCalifornia's Department of Toxic Substances Control has proposed regulations to name paint strippers containing methylene chloride a "priority product." The move comes under the state's Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program and is the next step in a process that could lead to the products being restricted or banned in California.
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JWNA tiny Surrey, B.C.-based company believes it may have the solution to two of the major roadblocks to widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)—a shortage of the minerals needed to manufacture the batteries needed for EVs and the ecological damage caused when old batteries are sent to landfills.
American Manganese Inc. (AMI), which began life as a website developer during the dotcom days of the early 2000s, then shifted to become a manganese miner, now has shifted to developing and piloting a technology to recycle batteries.READ MORE

CNNElectronic waste is (literally) a mounting crisis in Africa. Digital dumps made of junk phones, computers and TVs shipped mostly from richer Western countries are growing across Africa, burned producing unhealthy and hazardous gasses.
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MilTechThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the government of Puerto Rico and municipalities, as well as residents, to protect people and prevent hazardous materials from reaching landfills.READ MORE

The Seattle MediumThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, has reached a settlement with Emerald Services, Inc., a hazardous waste storage and treatment facility in Tacoma, Washington over violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and violations of the facility’s RCRA permit. READ MORE

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WasteDiveThe images of the devastation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria are hard to shake, even weeks after the storm made landfall. Homes destroyed, hospitals without power and people without access to drinking water were common sights — and still are, in many cases. READ MORE

Purdue University via FuturityA series of synthetic chemicals in household products, food packaging, and clothing has a significant effect on the development of frogs, even at low doses, report researchers.
Per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are human-made chemicals for making products stain resistant, waterproof, and nonstick, and are present in foams used to fight fires.READ MORE

Associated PressDirecTV will pay $9.5 million to settle allegations that its California facilities unlawfully dumped hazardous waste.
The attorney general and Alameda County’s district attorney announced the settlement recently.READ MORE

OSHAThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $1,837,861 in fines against Didion Milling Inc. following a May 31, 2017, explosion that killed five workers and injured 12 others, including a 21-year-old employee who suffered a double leg amputation after being crushed by a railcar.READ MORE